Cream Puffs with Lemon Mousse and Blueberry Sauce

The lemon curd and blueberry sauce can be made ahead and refrigerated for up to two days, but the lemon mousse should be prepared just before assembling. The cream puffs can be baked in advance and frozen for up to one month.

For the Lemon Mousse

Directions

1.
Make the cream puffs: Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Combine water, butter, granulated sugar, and salt in a medium saucepan. Bring to a boil, and remove from heat. Stir in flour until combined, and return to medium heat. (This mixture is called a panade.)

2.
Dry the panade by stirring constantly for 4 minutes. It is ready when it pulls away from the sides and a film forms on the bottom of the pan.

3.
Transfer to the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, and mix on low until slightly cooled, about 2 minutes. On medium speed, add 4 eggs, one at a time, incorporating each completely before adding the next. Lightly beat fifth egg, and add a little at a time until batter is smooth and shiny. Test by touching it with your finger and lifting to form a string. If string does not form, the batter needs more egg. If you've added all the eggs and the batter still doesn't form a string, add water, 1 teaspoon at a time, until it does.

5.
Make the blueberry sauce: Bring 1 cup blueberries, the water, granulated sugar, lemon zest, and salt to a boil in a small saucepan. Reduce heat, and simmer until most of the berries have burst, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat. Add remaining cup blueberries, and crush lightly.

6.
Make the lemon mousse: Lightly whisk lemon curd, and fold in whipped cream using a rubber spatula. Halve each cream puff, and fill bottoms with lemon-mousse. Spoon on blueberry sauce, replace tops, and serve.

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Ceege

6 AUG, 2010

To Suismoi
Did you use "coarse" salt (Kosher)? Regular iodized salt is much saltier than the coarse. Of course you could always cut down on the salt and use just a pinch or so, or if you prefer eliminate it altogether.